I was trying to practice my kicks, i tried slow and fast, neither will move me across the lap at all without my arms.
I was using a kicking board, and i will kick from my hips, or quads, nothing. Wont' move an inch.
can someone please tell me why??
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Originally posted by Zirconium
Can you please develop a little more? I guess that the almost hyper-extend of the arms when one is holding the board that is the cause of the shoulder pain. Can you advise a good way to hold the board?
I have no doubt you are right. But the kick board is hugely popular, they exist since ever and are available in any pool. They couldn't be that bad.
Kickboards tend to place a lot of pressure on the shoulders and they also place your body in a position that is not conducive to proper swimming.
http://h2oustonswims.org/
There is an article titled "Better Kicking" on the above website that talks about kicking and the use of kickboards. Give it a look and see what you think. Shoot, look at all of his articles while you are there, I have learned a lot from that guys writing and it's fun reading to boot.
As far as the popularity of kickboards, all I can say is that old habits die hard. People still smoke cigarettes knowing full well that it substanially increases their risk of an early and painful death.
Originally posted by Zirconium
Can you please develop a little more? I guess that the almost hyper-extend of the arms when one is holding the board that is the cause of the shoulder pain. Can you advise a good way to hold the board?
I have no doubt you are right. But the kick board is hugely popular, they exist since ever and are available in any pool. They couldn't be that bad.
Kickboards tend to place a lot of pressure on the shoulders and they also place your body in a position that is not conducive to proper swimming.
http://h2oustonswims.org/
There is an article titled "Better Kicking" on the above website that talks about kicking and the use of kickboards. Give it a look and see what you think. Shoot, look at all of his articles while you are there, I have learned a lot from that guys writing and it's fun reading to boot.
As far as the popularity of kickboards, all I can say is that old habits die hard. People still smoke cigarettes knowing full well that it substanially increases their risk of an early and painful death.
